Intuition proves out!

[ostarella]

Just got an email from Yahoo concerning Yahoo Messenger and that virus that destroyed my other computer. I haven't reinstalled it because I wasn't sure if my account/files/whatever might still be 'dangerous' - turns out I was right. The tech person said there was no guarantee that I couldn't infect my new machine by reinstalling YIM - so he suggested using "Yahoo Messenger on the Web" - not as many bells and whistles but I can chat with people just the same as with YIM. Which suits me just fine. So I'll be signing up for that instead.

Just goes to show - sometimes being dumb about techno stuff leads one down the right path anyway. :D

Comments

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

I could see using it for writing - but let's face it - if it's not something I can just log onto and type, I'd be lost. I mean, LJ took me a while to figure out! LOL Too much "site-specific" jargon and I just say, fuck it, spell it out or forget it. :p

[beckyblack]

Well, in case you wanted to check it out...
Getting started on Twitter.

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll check that out. It would be nice to see what other writers are saying/doing - boards are a little too restrictive and/or inconsistent administratively for real dialogue, I'm finding. So maybe - sigh - Twitter and I will just have to fight it out ;-)